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Everyman's library volume 174
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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The captain of a steamship on the Congo River meets and observes Mr. Kurtz, the fabled chief of the Inner Station for the trading company on that river in 1890.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
The internationally recognized teacher, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love argues that our desire to avoid pain is actually detrimental to our lives, disconnecting us from our deepest emotions and preventing true healing and spiritual transcendence. Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, world-renowned teacher, and one of the most important spiritual voices of our time. In Tears to Triumph, she argues that we--as...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
What will you do when the unthinkable happens? Her parents called her Lenya Lion because of her ferocious personality and hair that had been wild and mane-like since birth. But they never expected that, five days before Christmas, their five-year-old daughter would suddenly go to heaven after an asthma attack. How do you walk out of the ER without your daughter? More a manifesto for high-octane living than a manual for grieving, Through the Eyes of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team—and facing the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again—coaches around the NFL wondered, Will he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 80 percent of the city underwater, many wondered, Will the city ever come back? And with their stadium transformed into a makeshift refugee...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The author describes the night that his daughter's former boyfriend and his friend entered his home, killing his wife and two boys and wounding him six times, the weeks and months of physical and emotional healing, and his decision to spare the lives of his attackers.
Author
Publisher
Deseret Book
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
133 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A rare form of cancer caused the author to lose the sight in one eye in her childhood. Another cancer in her adulthood (the result of radiation from the earlier cancer treatments) left her totally blind. Her journey of the spirit to find holy places in the midst of her hard times is the focus of this book.
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
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Description
Bestselling LDS author Toni Sorenson provides a roadmap to joy. She argues that there are many things in this world that cause us to become discouraged and depressed, but we can make the choice to be happy regardless of our circumstances.
Author
Language
English
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Description
No one wants to experience pain. But there seems to be "no other way" to teach us some of the valuable lessons of wisdom and humility, patience and endurance that we need to experience in this life. Though pain comes to us in different ways—sometimes self-inflicted, sometimes a natural result of mortality—there are things we can do to minimize our misery and maximize our learning, regardless of its source. This book explores how understanding
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English
Description
"Trauma, abuse, childhood wounds, and toxic relationships have broken us. But there is no shame in brokenness. In fact, it's in our brokenness where the healing power of Jesus comes to find us. Brave Enough to Be Broken is a biblical road map you can use to heal from the pain, the shame, and the regrets that have tried to steal your joy, so you can rest in the unconditional love, healing, and hope of Jesus."--
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless were able to face our suffering, we cant be present and available to life,...
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